REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric Theatre) ★★★
A good piece of theatre should have a grounded narrative, such that it doesn’t rely on supplementary information for an explanation. Skilled actors should be able to convey the narrative, and reveal a new story to an audience. Unfortunately, the anticipated Broadway debut of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child troubled me in this sense. […]
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL extends booking to November 2019
Motown the Musical today releases over 450,000 new tickets for sale, taking bookings for the hit West End show at the Shaftesbury Theatre to 2 November 2019. With music and lyrics from the Motown catalogue and book by Motown founder Berry Gordy, Motown the Musical tells the story behind the legendary classic hits, directed by […]
West End Genie joins the line up of THE LIGHT PRINCESS IN CONCERT
Joining Rosalie Craig and Hadley Fraser in The Light Princess in Concert is Trevor Dion Nicholas who will be playing the part of King Darius on Sunday 1st July 2018 at Cadogan Hall. Trevor is currently playing the Genie in the West End production of Aladdin (a role he originated on Broadway). The cast also […]
New comedy VULCAN 7 by Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer announced
A brand new comedy Vulcan 7 written by and starring Adrian Edmondson and Nigel Planer, is embarking on a UK tour starting on 19 September in Guildford and touring to Cambridge, Newcastle, Bath, Richmond, Malvern and Edinburgh. British actor-comedians Adrian Edmundson and Nigel Planer rose to fame in TV sitcoms The Comic Strip Presents… and […]
SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL comes to Southwark Playhouse
The fantastical world of Dr. Seuss bursts onto the stage in this larger-than-life musical extravaganza from award-nominated Immersion Theatre, brimming with fun and excitement for ‘thinkers’ of all ages. Set to an electric score and co-conceived by Monty Python’s Eric Idle, this raucous and ultimately touching story by Tony Award winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen […]
REVIEW: CRAZY FOR YOU (Curve Leicester) ★★
Winding down its lengthy UK tour at Curve this week, Crazy For You is publicised as a “high energy, high kicking and gloriously glamorous” production, but unfortunately it feels like anything but. With music and lyrics penned by the Gershwin brothers, this production stars Tom Chambers as Bobby Child, Claire Sweeney as Irene Roth and […]
Check out the brand new West End Wilma collection!
Creative Chicken Media create beautiful hand-drawn, hand-painted watercolours of all things musical theatre. So when they approached me and asked if they could draw my mum/Wilma, I was delighted to let them have a go at putting her on paper. The result was so lovely, they have created a huge selection of items you can […]
Cirque du Soleil bring its famous show TOTEM back to London
Cirque du Soleil has announced that due to popular demand, its famous show TOTEM will return to London in January 2019. Approaching it’s 10th successful year of touring since it’s 2010 debut, TOTEM is a fascinating glimpse into the journey of mankind. It will open on 12 January 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall and run […]
Channing Tatum brings MAGIC MIKE LIVE to London this November
One year after its acclaimed launch in Las Vegas, Channing Tatum is bringing a brand new production of Magic Mike Live to the Hippodrome Casino in London’s Leicester Square. Conceived and co-directed by Tatum, Magic Mike Live is a large-scale, live production show based on the hit films Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL, which […]
Thoroughly Modern Millie tour cancelled due to ‘financial difficulties’
The UK tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie has been cancelled with immediate effect due to poor ticket sales and financial difficulties. In a statement from the show’s production company, the producers have said: ‘We are extremely sorry to have to announce the cancellation of the UK tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie. This has been […]